Configuring Windows Mail™

Windows Mail™ is included with Windows Vista™

Here are the steps needed to configure Windows Mail to work with Yahoo IMAP Connector:

1) Open Windows Mail

2) Click on Tools > Accounts…

3) Click Add… at the right hand side

4) Select E-mail Account and click Next

5) Enter your full name, as you want it to appear in the “From:” field of email messages you send, and click Next

6) Enter your full yahoo email address (e.g. exampleuser@yahoo.com), and click Next

7) Fill in the following information, and then click Next:

a. Incoming e-mail server type: IMAP

b. Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server: 127.0.0.1

c. Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) name: smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk

d. Check Outgoing server requires authentication

8) Fill in the following information, and then click Next:

a. E-mail username: enter your full yahoo email address (e.g. exampleuser@yahoo.com)

b. Password: enter your yahoo email password

9) Check Do not download my e-mail and folders at this time and click Finish

10) Select ‘127.0.0.1’ on the left, and click Properties on the right hand side

11) Optional: Replace the text ‘127.0.0.1’ with a name of your choice (e.g. My Yahoo Email)

12) Click on the Advanced tab, and enter the following information:

a. Check This server requires a secure connection (SSL) under ‘Outgoing mail (SMTP)’

b. Outgoing mail (SMTP): 465

c. Incoming mail (IMAP): 27143

13) Click OK

14) Click Close